Dr Roberta De Bei

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I moved to Adelaide after completing my PhD in viticulture at the University of Padova, in Italy. In over a decade at the University of Adelaide I have worked on various projects including the physiology of water stress, near infrared applications, carbohydrate metabolism, vine balance and digital/precision technologies for information-driven vineyard management. I am a co-inventor of VitiCanopy, an image-based App to measure grapevine canopy size and assess vineyard variability in real time. I am currently working on improving and expanding digital techniques into innovative tools for growers and viticulture practitioners which will assist in better managing vineyards across Australia.

In 2016 I was awarded the Australian Women in Wine award for Researcher of the Year. I am also a superstar of STEM for the 2019-20 program. This is an initiative of Science and Technology Australia aimed to increase the public visibility of women in STEM.

https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-roberta-de-bei/

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2017	Research Fellow	The University of Adelaide
2008 - 2016	Post doctoral fellow	The university of Adelaide
2007 - 2008	Post doctoral fellow	Council for research and experimentation in Viticulture

Awards and Achievements

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2016 Award Australian Women in Wine Awards. Researcher of the year 2016 — — —
Language Competencies

Language Competency
Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Spanish; Castilian Can read and understand spoken

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2016	Award	Australian Women in Wine Awards. Researcher of the year 2016	—	—	—

Language	Competency
Italian	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Spanish; Castilian	Can read and understand spoken

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2005 - 2007	The University of Padova	Italy	Doctor of Philosophy in Viticulture, Oenology and Marketing of Wineries
—	The University of Padua	Italy	Masters degree in Agricultural Science and Technologies
—	The University of Padova	Italy	Bachelor of Agricultural Science

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Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Ouyang, J., De Bei, R., & Collins, C. (2021). Assessment of canopy size using UAV-based point cloud analysis to detect the severity and spatial distribution of canopy decline. OENO ONE, 55(1), 253-266. DOI
2021	O’brien, P., Collins, C., & De Bei, R. (2021). Leaf removal applied to a sprawling canopy to regulate fruit ripening in cabernet sauvignon. Plants, 10(5), 13 pages. DOI
2020	Wang, X., Lesefko, S., de Bei, R., Fuentes, S., & Collins, C. (2020). Effects of canopy management practices on grapevine bud fruitfulness. Oeno One, 54(2), 313-325. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2020	Summerson, V., Viejo, C. G., Szeto, C., Wilkinson, K. L., Torrico, D. D., Pang, A., . . . Fuentes, S. (2020). Classification of smoke contaminated cabernet sauvignon berries and leaves based on chemical fingerprinting and machine learning algorithms. Sensors (Switzerland), 20(18), 1-24. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	De Bei, R., Wang, X., Papagiannis, L., Fuentes, S., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., & Collins, C. (2020). Shoot thinning of Semillon in a hot climate did not improve yield and berry and wine quality. Oeno One, 54(3), 469-484. DOI
2020	Cogato, A., Pezzuolo, A., Sørensen, C. G., De Bei, R., Sozzi, M., & Marinello, F. (2020). A GIS-based multicriteria index to evaluate the mechanisability potential of Italian vineyard area. Land, 9(11), 1-17. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	Zhou, J., Cavagnaro, T. R., De Bei, R., Nelson, T. M., Stephen, J. R., Metcalfe, A., . . . López, C. M. R. (2020). Wine terroir and the soil bacteria: an amplicon sequencing-based assessment of the Barossa Valley and its sub-regions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 597944-1-597944-15. DOI
2020	Ouyang, J., De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., & Collins, C. (2020). UAV and ground-based imagery analysis detects canopy structure changes after canopy management applications. OENO One, 54(4), 1093-1103. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Fuentes, S., Tongson, E. J., De Bei, R., Viejo, C. G., Ristic, R., Tyerman, S., & Wilkinson, K. (2019). Non-invasive tools to detect smoke contamination in grapevine canopies, berries and wine: a remote sensing and machine learning modeling approach. Sensors, 19(15), 3335-1-3335-16. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC6
2019	Wang, X., De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., & Collins, C. (2019). Influence of canopy management practices on canopy architecture and reproductive performance of Semillon and Shiraz grapevines in a hot climate. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 70(4), 360-372. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2019	De Bei, R., Wang, X., Papagiannis, L., Cocco, M., O'Brien, P., Zito, M., . . . Collins, C. (2019). Postveraison Leaf Removal Does Not Consistently Delay Ripening in Semillon and Shiraz in a Hot Australian Climate. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ENOLOGY AND VITICULTURE, 70(4), 398-410. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2019	Belfiore, N., Vinti, R., Lovat, L., Chitarra, W., Tomasi, D., de Bei, R., . . . Gaiotti, F. (2019). Infrared thermography to estimate vine water status: optimizing canopy measurements and thermal indices for the varieties Merlot and Moscato in northern Italy. Agronomy, 9(12), 821-1-821-20. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2018	Grigg, D., Methven, D., De Bei, R., Rodriguez Lopez, C., Dry, P., & Collins, C. (2018). Vine age effects on vine performance of Shiraz in the Barossa Valley, Australia. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 24(1), 75-87. DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2017	Xie, H., Konate, M., Sai, N., Tesfamicael, K. G., Cavagnaro, T., Gilliham, M., . . . Rodriguez Lopez, C. M. (2017). Environmental conditions and agronomic practices induce consistent global changes in DNA methylation patterns in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv Shiraz). DOI
2017	Xie, H., Konate, M., Sai, N., Tesfamicael, K., Cavagnaro, T., Gilliham, M., . . . Lopez, C. (2017). Global DNA methylation patterns can play a role in defining terroir in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz). Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1860-1-1860-16. DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC7
2017	De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Sullivan, W., Edwards, E., Tyerman, S., & Cozzolino, D. (2017). Rapid measurement of total non-structural carbohydrate concentration in grapevine trunk and leaf tissues using near infrared spectroscopy. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 136, 176-183. DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2016	Ristic, R., Fudge, A., Pinchbeck, K., De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Hayasaka, Y., . . . Wilkinson, K. (2016). Impact of grapevine exposure to smoke on vine physiology and the composition and sensory properties of wine. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 28(1), 67-83. DOI Scopus19 WoS19
2016	De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., Edwards, E., Bianchini, N., . . . Collins, C. (2016). Viticanopy: A free computer app to estimate canopy vigor and porosity for grapevine. Sensors (Switzerland), 16(4), 17 pages. DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC10
2014	Fuentes, S., De Bei, R., Collins, M., Escalona, J., Medrano, H., & Tyerman, S. (2014). Night-time responses to water supply in grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) under deficit irrigation and partial root-zone drying. Agricultural Water Management, 138, 1-9. DOI Scopus16 WoS17
2014	Fuentes, S., Poblete-Echeverría, C., Ortega-Farias, S., Tyerman, S., & de Bei, R. (2014). Automated estimation of leaf area index from grapevine canopies using cover photography, video and computational analysis methods. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 20(3), 465-473. DOI Scopus35 WoS36
2012	Fuentes, S., De Bei, R., Pech, J., & Tyerman, S. (2012). Computational water stress indices obtained from thermal image analysis of grapevine canopies. Irrigation Science, 30(6), 523-536. DOI Scopus74 WoS69
2011	De Bei, R., Cozzolino, D., Sullivan, W., Cynkar, W., Fuentes, S., Dambergs, R., . . . Tyerman, S. (2011). Non-destructive measurement of grapevine water potential using near infrared spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 17(1), 62-71. DOI Scopus76 WoS65
2007	De Bei, R., Sivilotti, P., Pascarella, G., Tomasi, D., & Ponchia, G. (2007). Effetto della disposizione della chioma sul comportamento vegeto-produttivo dei vitigni Cabernet sauvignon e Merlot (primi risultati). Italus Hortus, 14(3), 433-437.
2007	Belvini, P., Dalla Costa, L., De Bei, R., Genovese, D., & Ponchia, G. (2007). Gestione Della Chioma Della Vite: influenza della cimatura dei germogli sui parametri vegeto-produttivi. (Grapevine canopy management: influence of shoot trimming on the performance of the cultivars Pinot grigio and Chardonnay).. VigneVini, 11, 155-161.
2006	De Bei, R., Bonamano, A., & Ponchia, G. (2006). Influenza della disponibilità idrica sull’accrescimento delle bacche e sulla composizione del mosto dei vitigni Garganega e Chardonnay. Rivista Italiana di Agrometeorologia, Supp(1), 90-91.
2005	Bonamano, A., De Bei, R., & Borin, M. (2005). La fenologia per la viticoltura: esempio applicativo nelle varietà Chardonnay e Garganega nei Colli Berici della Regione Veneto nel 2005. Rivista Italiana di Agrometeorologia, Supp(1), 85-86.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Wirthensohn, M. G., Cozzolino, D., & Tyerman, S. D. (2018). Feasibility study on the use of Near Infrared spectroscopy to measure water status of almond trees. In Acta Horticulturae Vol. 1219 (pp. 79-84). online: Acta Horticulture. DOI

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Developing and Assessing Different Cordon Establishment Techniques for Long Term Vineyard Management	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Patrick Vaughan O'Brien
2019	Co-Supervisor	Vineyard Floor Management Systems to Improve Soil Health and Wine Quality	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Merek Marie Kesser

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	The Applications of UAV and Ground Digital Imagery Analysis for Monitoring Grapevine Canopy in Vineyard	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jingyun Ouyang
2016 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Influence of canopy management on grapevine reproductive performance	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Xiaoyi Wang
2016 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	An Investigation into the Effect of Grapevine Age on Vine Performance, Grape and Wine Composition, Sensory Evaluation and Epigenetic Characterisation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dylan Grigg

Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone: 83137374
Email: roberta.debei@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Plant Research Centre
Room: 2.01
Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Dr Roberta De Bei

Appointments

Awards and Achievements

Language Competencies

Education

Journals

Conference Papers

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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